Mauritania, Islamic Republic of vs Papua New Guinea: Infant mortality by sex

Mauritania, Islamic Republic of
3.34
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
3.39
in 2024
Mauritania, Islamic Republic of rank
47th
Papua New Guinea rank
46th

Infant mortality by sex over time

  • Mauritania, Islamic Republic of
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 3.39 against 3.34 in Mauritania, Islamic Republic of, a difference of 0.05.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Mauritania, Islamic Republic of ranks 47th and Papua New Guinea ranks 46th of 199 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Mauritania, Islamic Republic of averaged higher in 5 and Papua New Guinea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania, Islamic Republic of Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1950s 15.48 17.9 2.42 Papua New Guinea
1960s 13.61 13.47 0.1473 Mauritania, Islamic Republic of
1970s 12.65 9.87 2.78 Mauritania, Islamic Republic of
1980s 9.45 7.69 1.76 Mauritania, Islamic Republic of
1990s 7.96 6.52 1.44 Mauritania, Islamic Republic of
2000s 6.04 5.53 0.5118 Mauritania, Islamic Republic of
2010s 4.29 4.45 0.1609 Papua New Guinea
2020s 3.54 3.59 0.0489 Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher infant mortality by sex, Mauritania, Islamic Republic of or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 3.39 against 3.34 in Mauritania, Islamic Republic of as of 2024.
What is the difference in infant mortality by sex between Mauritania, Islamic Republic of and Papua New Guinea?
0.05, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania, Islamic Republic of and Papua New Guinea?
75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
How do Mauritania, Islamic Republic of and Papua New Guinea rank globally for infant mortality by sex?
Mauritania, Islamic Republic of ranks 47th and Papua New Guinea ranks 46th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Infant mortality by sex
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 12,987 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed